Proposal for Criminal Discovery Reform in New York

Steven Banks, attorney-in-chief of The Legal Aid Society, Seymour W. James Jr., the attorney-in-charge of the society's criminal defense practice, and John Schoeffel, an attorney with the society's special litigation unit, write: Large states with big cities that ordinarily are considered akin to New York - including California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and New Jersey - have utilized broad criminal discovery provisions for years. It is high time for New York to rectify its antiquated criminal discovery statute and join them.

By Steven Banks, Seymour W. James and John Schoeffel|April 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM

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